U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York
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Nekie Ricks, 33, of Schenectady, New York, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing crack cocaine with intent to distribute and for carrying a firearm during his drug trafficking activities.
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Richard LaPage, 52, of Potsdam, New York, was sentenced on February 25, 2026, to 19 years in federal prison after being convicted of distributing, receiving, and possessing child pornography.
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Anthony Brown, a 28-year-old resident of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced to 132 months in federal prison on February 23, 2026.
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First Assistant U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone from the Northern District of New York and leadership from FBI Albany met with Jonathan A. Ophardt, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont, on January 29, 2026, in Burlington, Vermont.
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On February 3, 2026, William G. Berger, an Assistant District Attorney from Saratoga County, was sworn in as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (SAUSA) for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of New York.
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Wenjian Zhuo, a 32-year-old Chinese national and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was found guilty in federal court in Syracuse for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.
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Jun Wang, a 63-year-old Chinese national and lawful permanent resident of the United States, has been convicted in federal court in Albany for his role in a money laundering conspiracy involving more than $2.2 million in Walmart gift cards.
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Scott Goodrich, a 54-year-old resident of Pulaski, New York, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of a child and two counts of possession of child pornography.
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St. Margaret’s Center, a skilled nursing facility in Albany, New York, has agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing for care deemed worthless and falsely claiming to have implemented an...
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Brian Gill, a 59-year-old resident of Andes, New York, has pleaded guilty to social security fraud.
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Jeal Sutherland, a 58-year-old resident of Colonie, New York, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for his involvement in a murder-for-hire scheme targeting a man from the Capital Region.
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Michel Manuel Garcia Rojas, a 39-year-old citizen of Nicaragua, has pleaded guilty to charges of resisting, impeding, and assaulting a federal officer during an arrest.
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Jason Brundige, a 51-year-old resident of Ballston Spa, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison on February 5, 2026.
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A federal grand jury has indicted an Indian national, Shivam Lnu, for allegedly coordinating the smuggling of Indian nationals from Canada into the United States.
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Kyle Caton, a 38-year-old registered sex offender from Albany, New York, has been sentenced to 18 to 24 months in prison for failing to register an email address with the New York State Sex Offender Registry.
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Cedric E. Cundiff, a 67-year-old man from Massachusetts, appeared in federal court in Syracuse, New York, on charges of assaulting a federal officer with a knife.
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Andrew Edick, a 39-year-old Level 2 registered sex offender from Mohawk, New York, has pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
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More than 100 law enforcement officials from federal, state, and local agencies convened at the Orange County Government Center on January 27, 2026, to discuss strategies for combating violent crime, drug trafficking, and child exploitation in the...
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Kevin Landry, 28, of Stillwater, New York, pleaded guilty on January 23, 2026, to receiving child pornography.
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A Nassau County detective, Robert Sacco, has been charged with attempted sexual exploitation of a child following an investigation led by federal authorities.